Kenneth Cockrell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kenneth Cockrell
Occupation	Astronaut
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1950(1950-04-09)
Age	74
Birthplace	Texas
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Aries

Kenneth Cockrell Biography

Kenneth Cockrell is one of the most popular and richest Astronaut who was born on April 9, 1950 in Texas, Texas, United States. Former Captain of the U.S. Navy who flew on five Space Shuttle missions.

He is a pilot, like Chuck Yeager.

Cockrell was born in Austin, Texas to Buford Dale Cockrell and Jewell Moorman. He graduated from Rockdale High School in nearby Rockdale, Texas in 1968. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972 and received his commission in the United States Navy that same year. He also earned a master’s in aeronautical systems from the University of West Florida in 1974. He was trained as a pilot and was stationed from 1975 to 1978 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway. Cockrell then became a test pilot for several years before serving two tours of duty aboard USS Constellation. In 1987, Cockrell resigned from the Navy and joined the Aircraft Operations Division of Johnson Space Center as a research pilot.

Selected by NASA in January 1990, Cockrell became an astronaut in July 1991. His technical assignments to date include: duties in the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch, working on landing, rollout, tires and brakes issues; CAPCOM in Mission Control for ascent and entry; Astronaut Office representative for Flight Data File, the numerous books of procedures carried aboard Shuttle flights. He also served as Assistant to the Chief of the Astronaut Office for Shuttle operations and hardware, Chief of the Astronaut Office Operations Development Branch, and Chief of the Astronaut Office. He served one year as Director of Operations, Russia, in Star City, Russia. He served as the liaison between the Astronaut Office and the training organization at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City. Cockrell is currently the Assistant Director, Flight Crew Operations, for aircraft operations. In addition, he serves as an instructor pilot in the T-38 airplane.

He married Gabrielle Avina and they had three children.

Kenneth Cockrell Net Worth

Kenneth Cockrell is one of the richest Astronaut from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenneth Cockrell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He served in the U.S. Navy before becoming a research pilot at Johnson Space Center.

He served as Mission Specialist on his first mission, piloted his second, and was Commander of his last three.

Kenneth Dale “Taco” Cockrell (born April 9, 1950) is an American astronaut and a veteran of five Space Shuttle missions.

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STS-98 Atlantis (February 9–20, 2001). The STS-98 crew continued the task of building and enhancing the International Space Station by delivering the U.S. laboratory module Destiny. The Shuttle spent seven days docked to the station while Destiny was attached, and three spacewalks were conducted to complete its assembly. The crew also relocated a docking port, and delivered supplies and equipment to the resident Expedition-1 crew. Mission duration was 12 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes. Unacceptable weather conditions in Florida necessitated a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, California.

Facts & Trivia

Kenneth Ranked on the list of most popular Astronaut. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kenneth Cockrell celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

STS-56 Discovery (April 8–17, 1993). STS-56 carrying ATLAS-2 was a nine-day mission during which the crew conducted atmospheric and solar studies in order to better understand the effect of solar activity on the Earth’s climate and environment. Mission duration was 9 days, 6 hours, 9 minutes, 21 seconds.